Monthly Archives: September 2007

The Windows RE replaces the recovery console from XP, and is really a pretty slick environment. The problem is, Microsoft didn’t think we’d use it much, and it doesn’t install automatically onto your machine. Of course you can use it … Read More »

Had an irritating experience last night when after rebooting, Vista informed me that it could not start due to a missing or corrupt ‘c:windowssystem32driverssptd.sys’ It took me a while to get this solved, so hopefully I can save someone else … Read More »

When installing Performance Point Server CTP4, I kept getting this error towards the end of the configuration process. It seems it is a failure in creating a web application, and it’s relatively easy to get past. Do an IISReset Restart … Read More »

It’s easy to leverage the email server SharePoint is configured with already. This is the mail server used for alerts and notifications within the portal system. You’ll need to add a reference to the Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities namespace.